Archive for Family

  • Ellis Island: “Island of Hope;  Island of Tears” Ellis Island: “Island of Hope; Island of Tears”

    By Mary Schricker Gemberling On a recent trip to New York City, Gary and I visited the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Although we had seen both from a boat, we had never had an up-close look. After a subway ride from our hotel in Times Square, we boarded the ferry that would take us by the Sta...

  • YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Rock Island, Illinois Office YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Rock Island, Illinois Office

    DEFEND AGAINST SCAMMERS WHO TARGET YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS   By Cristina Vital Social Security Manager Rock Island Social Security Office Scammers are always finding new ways to steal your money and personal information by exploiting your fears.  The most effective way to defeat scammer...

  • Mental Health Advice Mental Health Advice

    By Mike Mathews Milestones Area Agency on Aging May was Mental Health Month in America. It serves a great opportunity to not only bring awareness to various mental health issues, but also recognize and support our own mental health. For the senior population, this is more important than ever. Ac...

  • National  Camping Month National Camping Month

    By Mary Schricker Gemberling “Wander Often, Wonder Always”......Anonymous Those of you who have followed my articles know how much I enjoy traveling in the RV. Last Thursday we headed to the Quad Cities for our 2023 inaugural camping trip to celebrate Mother’s Day with our Iowa kids and gran...

  • A Pause for Poetry A Pause for Poetry

    By Gary Heath Poet in Residence for 50+ Lifestyles.       Sugar Estate Life is good on the sugar estate, So lush, resplendent, so sweet, That estate just over the near Beyond. Dreams cavort and Gambol on that near far sugar Land, they ramble the candy Land every nigh...

  • Aging and You Aging and You

    Locally Owned and Operated – An Important Consideration in Senior Living Living in a community which is locally owned and operated is something residents just take in stride. By Julie Arndt Marketing Director at Ridgecrest Village I love working at Ridgecrest Village. It is a special place...

  • Calendar of Events | April 2023 Calendar of Events | April 2023

    If you have an upcoming event that you would like published, please mail info to: 50+Lifestyles, P. O. Box 2125, Davenport, IA, 52809  Attn: Eloise or email: publisher@50pluslife.com Attn: Eloise. Please submit by the 10th of the month prior to the month you want activity listed. Support Groups ...

  • PUBLISHER’S CORNER PUBLISHER’S CORNER

    What or Where Are Your Roots? By Eloise Graham Have you given any thought as to where are your roots? What does that really mean? What significance does it have? Is it where you came from? Your family tree? Where you are now? Your community? I pondered all of this after hearing a podcast over th...